Hypsopanchax platysternus (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)

Family:	Poeciliidae (Poeciliids), subfamily: Procatopodinae			Google Image (not verified) May show another species!
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
In this site name:	Zaire lampeye
Max. size:	5.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 31267)
Environment:	benthopelagic; non-migratory; freshwater; pH range: 5.8 – 7.2
Climate:	tropical; 22 – 25°C
Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Central and eastern part of the central Congo basin, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Biology:	Occurs in clear forest rivers and brooks. Not a seasonal killifish. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Red List Status:	Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
Dangerous:	harmless
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